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Keating: A man is not very tired, he is
exhausted. And don't use very sad, use- Come on, Mr. Overstreet,
you
twerp.
Knox: Morose?
Keating: Exactly! Morose. Now, language was developed for one
endeavor, and that is? Mr. Anderson? Come on! Are you a man or
an amoeba?
Keating: Mr. Perry?
Neil: Uh, to communicate.
Keating: No! To
woo women. Today we're talking about William Shakespeare.
Boy: Oh, God!
Keating: I know. A lot of you looked forward to this about as
much as you look forward to root canal work. We're gonna talk
about Shakespeare as someone who writes something very
interesting. Now, many of you have seen Shakespeare done very
much like this: "O Titus, bring your friend hither." But if any
of you have seen Mr. Marlon Brando, you know, Shakespeare can be
different. "Friend, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." You
can also imagine, maybe, John Wayne as Macbeth going, "Well, is
this a dagger I see before me?"
Keating: "Dogs, sir? Oh, not just now. I do enjoy a good dog
once in a while, sir. You can have yourself a three-course meal
from one dog. Start with your canine crudités; go to your Fido
flambé for main course and for dessert, a Pekingese parfait. And
you can pick your teeth with a little paw."
Keating: Why do I stand up here? Anybody?
Charlie: To feel taller.
Keating: No!
Keating: Thank you for playing, Mr. Dalton. I stand upon my
desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in
a different way. You see, the world looks very different from up
here. You don't believe me? Come see for yourself. Come on. Come
on! Just when you think you know something, you have to look at
it in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you
must try! Now, when you read, don't just consider what the
author thinks. Consider what you think. Boys, you must strive to
find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the
less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men
lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that.
Break out! Don't just walk off the edge
like lemmings. Look
around you. There! There you go, Mr. Priske. Thank you! Yes!
Dare to strike out and find new ground. Now, in addition to your
essays, I would like you to compose a poem of your own, an
original work. That's right! You have to deliver it aloud in
front of the class on Monday. Bonne chance, gentlemen. Mr.
Anderson? Don't think that I don't know that this assignment scares the hell out of you,
you
mole. |
| Answers
1.
twerp
( a stupid
person )
2.
woo
( If a man
woos a woman, he gives her a lot of attention in an attempt to persuade
her to marry him )
3.
lend me your ears
( to
listen to someone )
4.
like lemmings
( foolishly,
without thinking, and in large numbers )
5.
mole
( a person who
works for an organization or government and secretly gives information
to its competitor or enemy ) |
